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secretary of the executive commit
tee of the Dutch peace leaders, and
Dr, Aletta Jacobs, president of the
committee and leader of the peace
movement in Holland.
PARKS ARE HELLHOLES FOR
GIRLS, SAYS CITY AID
The Chicago Woman's club lias de
clared war on the danger to girls
that lurks in the Chicago parks. The
crusade will be aimed particularly at
the parks under control of the South
Park board, such as Washington and
Jackson parks.
At an executive session of the club
held Monday many members of the1
club told of witnessing disgusting
sights on the South Side, which, in
spite of the fact that the South Park
board has more money in the treas,
ury than any other park system in
Cook County, has the poorest police
protection.
The club heard how young girls are
insulted in the poorly-lighted South
Side parks, and even of cases where
young children are forced to run in
terror from evil men.
Much of the fault of this, as the
women see it, lies in the fact that the
South Park board, instead of putting
more policemen to work and put
ting more lights into operation are
allowing the money to lay in banks.
George Emmicke, veteran city
prosecutor, whoiscwork in outlying
police courts has shown him the
wrong of poorly-protected parks, en
dorsed the plan of the women.
"The parks are "veritable hellholes
for the young girls who take their
recreation there," he said. "Men go
in droves to the parks with the one
purpose of 'picking up' girls. And if
the park is ill-lighted or poorly pro
tected they will force their attentions
on any girl that comes along, no mat
ter what her age might be.
"In my experience in the courts I
have been called upon many times
to prosecute men ,ior au 'sons- 01 1
crimesjcomirutted-.in.arks-sfiizmgl
girls by force, indecent exposures and1
many other offenses,
"Another and great danger to girls
is the 'auto flirt' Thee men usual
ly well-appearing, make a business of
hunting the parks for girls. They
can upually find some unsuspecting
girl who is glad of the chance to get
an auto ride. When the' girls get in
the machine is sent ahead at a speedy
clip and before the girls realize what
the rnen's intentions are they are on
the outskirts of the city and the men
are making advances to them."
Ulysses S. Schwartze, another city
prosecutor, and Ass't "State's Att'y
Eugene Quirks were two others who
endorsed the women's crusade. They
promised to do all in their power to
aid the women.
j. John Barton Payne, Albert Mohr,
Jos. Donnesberger, Chas. Hutchinson
and Ia M. Patterson are the present
South Park board members.
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LAWYERWHO IS ONE OF "BIG
GUNS" OF T. R. DEFENSE
WH'WJBENSCBODft ':
W. H. Van Benschoten, ohe-of thev
big lawyers retained by Roosevelt to-
fight William' Barnes' $50,000 Jibel:
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